Improvement in horse hay-forks



D. B. CLEMENT.

Horse Hay Fork.

No. 46,047. Patented Jany 24, 1865.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEO DANIEL B. CLEMENT, BROOKLYN, IBIEWV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND DUANE H. NASH, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN H ORSE HAY-FORKS.

1'0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL B. CLEMENT, of Brooklyn, Kings county, State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use a certain new and useful Improvement in Hay- Elevators and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description a hay-elevating fork formed with a latch, acting at the end of a metal stock to disconnect the fork for dumping, in combination with a link that becomes a connection between the fork, the latch, and the hoisting apparatus; and I employ a tooth that penetrates the hay tohold the same on the tines.

In the drawings, a a a are the tines, united together and forming the stock or handle b.

o is a double link outside the stock I), and united thereto by a rivetor screw at (Z.

' e is a spring-latch between the parts of the link vc, taking the.end of the stock b, and from Specification forming part ofLettcrs Patent No. 16.047, dated January 24, 1*65; aniedated July 24, 1864.

which the discharging-ropef passes over the pulley g to the attendant; and h is the eye or hook connected to the hoisting-rope by a block or other device, as usual.

6 is a tooth extending from the link 0, curved from the point d, so that when the link 0 is swung up to place said tooth shall pass into the hay above the tines a and retain said hay in place while being elevated.

It will be evident that when the latch e is disconnected, by pulling on the rope f the hay will'be delivered or discharged from the ele vator, the parts swinging by the weight of the hay into the position shown in Fig. 2.

WVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The arrangement of the link 0, connecting the hay-elevating fork with the hoisting mechanism, and provided with the latch Z, in

combination with the metallic stock or handle, a

as specified. a

2. The tooth i, fitted to swing over the tines for holding the hay in its place on said tines, as specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto setmy signature this 2d day of February, A. D. 1864.

D. B. CLEMENT.

WVitnesses:

LEMUEL W. S RRELL, THos. GEo. HAROLD. 

